Making a movie against your will is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it is when an actor is contractually obligated to a movie, from Emily Blunt missing out on being Black Widow to Mike Myers being a pain in The Cat In The Hat.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.

Chapters:
00:00 - Teaser
00:55 - Intro
05:48 - Contractually Obligated Casting
10:27 - Ryan Reynolds in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
10:54 - Jennifer Garner in Elektra (2005)
12:57 - Brad Pitt in Troy (2004)
14:24 - Emily Blunt in Gulliver's Travels (2010)
17:49 - Edward Norton in The Italian Job (2003)
23:53 - David Cross in the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies
26:01 - Bill Murray in Garfield: The Movie (2004)
29:21 - Mike Myers in The Cat in the Hat (2003)
58:48 - Bruce Willis in three movies for Disney
01:05:03 - Keanu Reeves in The Watcher (2000)
01:15:26 - Follow Ups!

Sources:
ABC News: https://bit.ly/48hbaGF
CBS News: https://bit.ly/4bWlgjB
Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3uzFy1n
The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3uviPn6
The Howard Stern Show: http://y2u.be/QYepmFsi5jE
The Howard Stern Show: https://bit.ly/3UMugBs
IndieWire: https://bit.ly/3T1wLP8
LA Times: https://lat.ms/42NC8EE
New York Times: https://bit.ly/3SM6inb
Observer: https://bit.ly/3OLYtge
Reddit: https://bit.ly/3UMuPv4
SyFy: https://bit.ly/3uwE9c1
Vulture: https://bit.ly/3SJuMgY

Featured Footage:
The Cat In The Hat (2003)

Music:
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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